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Carl Barks
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American cartoonist (1901-2000)
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Carl Barks (1901–2000) was an American writer, painter, farmer, and journalist. He worked in the fields of comics and young adult literature, beginning his professional career in 1935. Barks was employed by Walt Disney Studios and Western Publishing. His notable works include Scrooge McDuck, Gyro Gearloose, Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold, and Magica De Spell. He received the Disney Legends and Inkpot Award honors.
Born in Merrill, Oregon, Barks was a male citizen of the United States who spoke English. He held the religious view of atheism. His works are part of the collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Barks suffered from sensorineural hearing loss and leukemia. He died of chronic lymphocytic leukemia from natural causes in Grants Pass.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1901
- Died
- 2000
- Works
- 231
Top works
- Walt Disney's hall of fame : de stora serieskaparna. 08, Carl Barks. Bok 2. Till bords i Ankeborg
- Carl Barks Ankeborg: Spöket i grottan och andra historier från 1946-1947
- Carl Barks Ankeborg: Den gyllene hjälmen och andra historier från 1952
- Carl Barks Ankeborg: De vises sten och andra historier från 1955-1956
- Carl Barks Ankeborg: Mayakungens krona och andra historier från1963
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Film & TV
Writing · Merrill, Oregon, USA
American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his comics about Donald Duck and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame. Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where…
Known for
- Walt Disney e l'Italia - Una storia d'amore2014
- The Art and Animation of Carl Barks — Himself (archive footage)2005
- Carl Barks - The Duck Maestro — Himself1994
- Carl Barks - A Duckumentary — Self1994
- Entenhausen ist überall — Self1994
- The Overstreet World of Comic Books — Self1993
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 15
- Total plays
- 36
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,955x
- The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 14,219x
- Salmon provides fast and bias-aware quantification of transcript expression
· 2017 · cited 12,496x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,995x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,224x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1901-03-27 ) March 27, 1901 , Near Merrill, Oregon , U.S.
- Died
- August 25, 2000 (2000-08-25) (aged 99), Grants Pass, Oregon , U.S.
- Area
- Writer, Penciller , Artist, Inker
- Notable works
- Scrooge McDuck , Huey, Dewey, and Louie , Daisy Duck , Gyro Gearloose , Gladstone Gander , The Junior Woodchucks , Beagle Boys , Flintheart Glomgold , Magica De Spell , Neighbor J. Jones , Glittering Goldie , Cornelius Coot , John D. Rockerduck , Oil paintings of his duck characters
- Spouses
- Pearl Turner ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1923 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1929 ) Clara Balken ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1932 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1951 ) Garé Williams ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; died 1993 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Carl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oregon
- Place of death
- Grants Pass
- Occupation
- storyboard artist
- Employer
- Western Publishing
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Notable work
- Christmas on Bear Mountain
- Field of work
- young adult literature
- Image
- Carl Barks signing autographs in Finland in 1994.jpg
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- Commons category
- Carl Barks
- cause of death
- chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- date of birth
- 1901-03-27
- date of death
- 2000-08-25
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Carl Barks
- medical condition
- leukemia
- has works in the collection
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
- start of work period
- 1935-01-01
- end of work period
- 2000-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview
Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for Walt Disney Productions and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961).
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